vermicularis

Latin

Etymology

From vermiculus (“little worm, grub”) +‎ -aris (adjectival suffix), the former being the diminutive of vermis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ver.mi.kuˈla.ris/, [vermikuˈläːris]

Adjective

vermiculāris (neuter vermiculāre); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) A specific epithet of many taxonomic species names.

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	vermiculāris	vermiculāre		vermiculārēs	vermiculāria
Genitive	vermiculāris			vermiculārium
Dative	vermiculārī			vermiculāribus
Accusative	vermiculārem	vermiculāre		vermiculārēs vermiculārīs	vermiculāria
Ablative	vermiculārī			vermiculāribus
Vocative	vermiculāris	vermiculāre		vermiculārēs	vermiculāria